May 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Thingal

Valarpirai

Dwitiyaitill 5.54 pm, then Tritiyai

Rohinitill 11.32 am, then Mirugaseeridam

Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.30–9.00

Yamagandammorning 10.30–12.00

Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 10.05 pm: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 6.15–7.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 7.30–8.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Salem. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 9.04 am to 10.38 am is the best of the day.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Salem

Computed for Salem, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

9.04–10.38 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.57–7.28 amClear of every caution

6.15–7.15 am, inside the clear stretch

9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch

11.49 am–12.39 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.14–12.39 pmShort clear window

1.30–1.49 pmShort clear window

4.03–4.28 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm; Tyajyam also runs

5.53–6.35 pmShort clear window

7.30–8.30 pm

Avoid

4.32–5.57 am, from before sunrise

7.28–9.04 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.38 am–12.14 pm (printed 10.30–12)

12.39–1.30 pm

1.49–3.25 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 1.30–3)

3.11–4.03 pm

4.28–5.53 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.05 pm

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 10.05 pm, until Wednesday 10.39 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise5.53 am

Sunset6.35 pm

Moonrise7.06 am

Moonset8.22 pm

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Salem by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Thingal (Monday)
	Dwitiyai, till 5.54 pm 30–01 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Rohini, till 11.32 am 14–07 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Sukarma Yogam, till 9.48 pm 39–47 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 7.46 am 4–43 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 5.54 pm 30–01 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 4.04 am (next day) 55–27 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.23–5.07 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.32–5.57 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.28–9.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.45–10.08 am 12.57–2.20 am	A favourable window
	10.38 am–12.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.49 am–12.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.39–1.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.49–3.25 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.11–4.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.28–5.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹5.53

Visham7.28

Rogam9.03

Labam²10.39

Dhanam³12.14

Sugam⁴1.50

Soram3.24

Uthi⁵5.00

Night

Sugam6.35

Soram7.59

Uthi9.25

Amirtham10.49

Visham12.13

Rogam1.38

Labam3.04

Dhanam4.29

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam; 2 Yamagandam; 3 Durmuhurtham; 4 Kuligai and Durmuhurtham; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Indu Vāsara · Rohiṇī (Mṛgaśīrṣa from 11.32 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

2082

5128

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Vrishabha	5.53 am	7.49 am
Mithuna	7.49 am	10.00 am
Kataka	10.00 am	12.08 pm
Simha	12.08 pm	2.10 pm
Kanya	2.10 pm	4.10 pm
Tula	4.10 pm	6.16 pm
Vrischika	6.16 pm	8.27 pm
Dhanu	8.27 pm	10.35 pm
Makara	10.35 pm	12.29 am
Kumbha	12.29 am	2.12 am
Meena	2.12 am	3.53 am
Mesha	3.53 am	5.42 am
Vrishabha	5.42 am	5.53 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Salem.

Horai

Day

Chandra5.53

Sani6.57

Guru8.00

Sevvai9.04

Suriya10.07

Sukran11.10

Budhan12.14

Chandra1.17

Sani2.21

Guru3.24

Sevvai4.28

Suriya5.31

Night

Sukran6.35

Budhan7.31

Chandra8.28

Sani9.24

Guru10.21

Sevvai11.17

Suriya12.14

Sukran1.10

Budhan2.07

Chandra3.03

Sani4.00

Guru4.57

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd